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- The 1974 Cypriot coup d'état was a military coup d'état executed by the Cypriot National Guard and sponsored by the Greek military junta. On 15 July 1974 the coup plotters removed the sitting President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, from office and installed pro- Enosis nationalist Nikos Sampson.
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1974: Cyprus - 'a tragedy all round' The coup on Cyprus in July 1974 which overthrew Archbishop Makarios immediately sparked tensions on the island. Turkish-Cypriots feared the new...
Jul 20, 2023 · For 49 years now, civil-defence sirens installed in 180 locations in Cyprus go off for a minute at 5:30 am each 20th of July to remind people of the moment in 1974 when Turkey invaded the island, and its two communities – Greek and Turkish Cypriots – were plunged into war.
The problem entered its current phase in the aftermath of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, occupying the northern third of Cyprus. Although the invasion was triggered by the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état , Turkish forces refused to depart after the legitimate government was restored.
- Ongoing, Division of Cyprus; the United Nations establishes a buffer zone between the two sides.
Mar 8, 2018 · On 15 July 1974, the Greek military junta and its Greek Cypriot collaborators carried out a coup against the democratically elected president of Cyprus. Using this criminal act as a pretext, Turkey invaded Cyprus five days later.
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Aug 15, 1974 · Greece mobilizes. Britain invites Greece and Turkey to talks and the Security Council calls for a cease‐fire. July 21— The United States and Britain make another appeal for a cease‐fire. British...
Apr 1, 2004 · By Tom Housden. BBC News Online. In July 1974 the President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, was deposed in a coup orchestrated by Greece's then military regime. It was the culmination of years...
The 1974 Cypriot coup d'état was a military coup d'état executed by the Cypriot National Guard and sponsored by the Greek military junta. On 15 July 1974 the coup plotters removed the sitting President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, from office and installed pro-Enosis nationalist Nikos Sampson.
